23 Aug 2007
A SOLICITOR v. THE LAW SOCIETY OF HONG KONG
- Citation
- A SOLICITOR v. THE LAW SOCIETY OF HONG KONG
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACV274/2006
In Hong Kong s.25 LPO permits public reimbursement of the Law Society's expenses; consequently the English Baxendale Walker approach does not apply here as a general rule. Absent good reason, costs should generally follow the event in disciplinary proceedings and a successful solicitor is ordinarily entitled to costs; the Tribunal retains broad discretion to consider regulator conduct and case-specific factors.